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Buried Mamluk Caravanserai Unearthed in North Sinai on Egypt’s Historic Pilgrimage Route
Archaeologists in Egypt’s North Sinai have uncovered the remains of a medieval roadside complex believed to have served pilgrims and merchants travelling along one of the region’s most important historical routes. The structure was discovered at the site of Asila, where excavations by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities have exposed parts of what researchers believe…
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Traces of Earlier Settlement and Rare Wild Boar Burials Found Beneath Greco-Roman Cemetery in Egypt
Archaeologists at Tell Kom Aziza in Egypt’s Beheira Governorate have uncovered part of a Greco-Roman cemetery built above much older settlement layers, revealing a site that was used and reused for thousands of years in the Nile Delta. The excavation, carried out by an Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities, revealed graves,…
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They Placed Gold Tongues in the Dead: Roman Cemetery in Egypt’s Minya Reveals a Ritual Once Only Known from Texts
Inside a quiet burial ground in Egypt’s Minya region, something unexpected was waiting beneath the sand. When archaeologists opened several Roman-era burials, they noticed a detail that felt almost symbolic. Thin tongues of gold had been placed inside the mouths of the dead. The discovery comes from the ancient site of Al-Bahansa, known in antiquity…
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Ancient Island Origins of Egypt’s Karnak Temple Revealed by Groundbreaking Geoarchaeological Study
Researchers have unveiled new evidence that Egypt’s Karnak Temple — one of the largest religious complexes of the ancient world — was originally built on a natural island that emerged from the Nile more than 4,000 years ago. The discovery, published in Antiquity on October 6, sheds new light on the temple’s origins, its connection…